Heaven to Earth, I Ching

04/24/10

Looking for Chronological Keys

Most people recognize something in hexagram text.  As a general reply to the question, it should trigger a connection.  Active lines are the actors and action and they key events in your life, past or present, with the I Ching.  Linking events with change cycle text is important in order to synchronize the appropriate moment to the right attitude.   

In her reading, her husband’s passing “fixed time” and the events immediate following her loss was Difficult Beginnings.  Return indicated good fortune with the knowledge that her current circumstances were akin to Holding Together.  With conscious regard she could make it through tough times by trying new ideas.  Knowing that her present moment was Holding Together, we worked to understand the Receptive and its active fifth line.  Success was indicated throughout the reading.   

As in her situation, once you recognize an event mirrored in the I Ching you can follow your change cycle through the sequentially numbered hexagrams.  This is the order of events.   

She recognized his death was tied to Difficult Beginnings and that it was shown in the text.  From that point, we read the text in change cycle order to chronologically match external events with the other change cycle hexagrams and with each active line.  The goal was to determine the “today” change cycle hexagram.  In her case that was Holding Together.  As you examine past, current, and coming events in your question, see when you "lose track" of events.  For this client, it occurred at the Receptive with its active fifth line. 

What should be learned from this example? 

Not always will the primary hexagram represent your present moment.  The primary hexagram is the overall echo of the question, but the elements and dynamics of the question are reflected by the change cycle hexagrams and by the active lines.  Condense the reading into a story based on the theme of the change cycle with events shown by active lines.

Her question was a reflection of her situation and it existed in time.  Months had gone by since his death, but she still felt lost.  The active lines made connections between the change cycle order of events and the external unfolding of events.  Her change cycle ordered real events, so she listened to the counsel and sought the helpers she needed to achieve a favorable outcome.   

Conclusion  

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James R. (JR) Wilkinson
503.269.4263 - jrw@changecycle.org
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